The following is a partial list of chairs with descriptions, with internal or external cross-references about most of the chairs. For other chair-like types (like bench, stool), see

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* 10 Downing Street Guard Chairs, two antique chairs used by guards in the early 19th century * 40/4 (forty-in-four) stacking Chair designed by David Rowland, 1964 * 406 Aalto armchair, designed by Alvar Aalto in 1938; IKEA sells a similar design as the Poäng lounge chair * 601 Chair by

Dieter Rams Dieter Rams (born 20 May 1932) is a German industrial designer and retired academic who is closely associated with the consumer products company Braun, the furniture company Vitsœ, and the functionalist school of industrial design. His unobtru ...

* 620 Chair by Dieter Rams for

Vitsœ Vitsœ, formerly known as Vitsœ-Zapf or Vitsœ & Zapf, is a British furniture company, originally German, known for its collaboration with Dieter Rams. Its furniture is widely known as a German design classic. The 620 system is currently used ...

* 654W Lounge Chair (Model 654W), designed by Jens Risom for

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* "A" Chair (Chaise A), designed by Xavier Pauchard for Tolix in 1927. Later variants including the "A56" were designed by Pauchard's sons. A56 Tolix Chair

* Alta chair and ottoman by

Oscar Niemeyer Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho (15 December 1907 – 5 December 2012), known as Oscar Niemeyer (), was a Brazilian architect considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture. Niemeyer was ...

Typical Adirondack chair in eastern Ohio

Adirondack chair The Adirondack chair is an outdoor lounge chair with wide armrests, a tall slatted back, and a seat that is higher in the front than the back. Its name references the Adirondack Mountains. The chair was invented by Thomas Lee between 1900 and 190 ...

, a non-adjustable wooden outdoor lounge chair *

Aeron chair The Aeron chair is an office chair sold by Herman Miller, first released in 1994. In 2010, it was called "America's best-selling chair". It is featured in the Museum of Modern Art's permanent collection. It was designed by Don Chadwick and Bill ...

, an ergonomic trademarked chair * Air chair, a lightweight moulded chair design by Jasper Morrison * Armchair, has armrests for comfort; couches, sofas, etc.

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* Bachelor's chair, dates from the 18th century and converts into a stepstool,

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* Backpack chair, a combination of a

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and a chair, sometimes used for camping, hiking or short hunting trips * Greenchair-3

Balans chair, designed by Norwegian furniture designer Peter Opsvik in 1979, is the original kneeling chair design * Ngv design, eero aarnio, globe chair 1963-65 01

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Ball Chair, designed by Finnish furniture designer

Eero Aarnio Eero Aarnio (born 21 July 1932) is a Finnish interior designer, noted for his innovative furniture designs in the 1960s, such as his plastic and fibreglass chairs. He was born in Helsinki. Aarnio studied at the Institute of Industrial Arts in ...

in 1963 (also see: Bubble chair) * Bar stool, tall narrow stool designed for seating at a bar or counter *

Barber's Chair A barber chair is a chair for customers of a barber. Structure The chairs usually have adjustable height (with a foot-operated jack or a hand-operated lever on the side). It can also rotate, or lean backwards (for hairwashing and shaving). In so ...

Kochs' Gold Medal Hydraulic Barbers' Chair No

Barcelona chair The Barcelona chair is a chair designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich, for the German Pavilion at the International Exposition of 1929, hosted by Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The chair was first used in Villa Tugendhat, a privat ...

, designed in 1929 by

Lilly Reich Lilly Reich (16 June 1885 – 14 December 1947) was a German designer of textiles, furniture, interiors, and exhibition spaces. She was a close collaborator with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for more than ten years during the Weimar period in the 19 ...

and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and widely copied since; characterized by leather upholstery, an angled seat and back without armrests, and X-shaped steel legs * Bardic chair, custom chair built every year for the winner of an

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poetry contest in

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Barrel chair, has a high round back like half a barrel; large and upholstered *

Bath chair A bath chair—or Bath chair—was a rolling chaise or light carriage for one person with a folding hood, which could be open or closed. Used especially by disabled persons, it was mounted on three or four wheels and drawn or pushed by hand. I ...

, light carriage on wheels with a folding hood, for outdoor transport, often used by invalids * Beach chair (''Strandkorb''), designed to provide comfort and protection from sun, wind, rain, and sand on beaches frequented by tourists * Bean bag chair. The first bean bag chair is Sacco, designed in 1968 by the Italian designers Piero Gatti, Cesare Paolini, Franco Teodoro for Zanotta. * Bergère, upholstered chair introduced in the

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Rococo Rococo (, also ), less commonly Roccoco or Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and theatrical style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpted moulding, ...

period in France in the 17th century * Bertoia side chair, steel grid wire chairs for

by sculptor

Harry Bertoia Harry Bertoia (March 10, 1915 – November 1978) was an Italian-born American artist, sound art sculptor, and modern furniture designer. Bertoia was born in San Lorenzo, Pordenone, Italy. At age 15, given the opportunity to move to Detroit ...

Bikini chair, designed by architect Wendell Lovett in 1949 and first exhibited in 10th Triennale di Milano 1954; made of metal, molded plastic, and leather; featured in the magazine ''Domus February'' 1954 (#291) * Bofinger chair, first chair worldwide in fiberglass-reinforced polyester to be produced in one single process over a steel mould; considered a classic of modern furniture design history * Bosun's chair, a device used to suspend a person from a rope to perform work aloft *

Brewster Chair A Brewster Chair is a style of turned chair made in mid-17th-century ("Pilgrim Century") New England, United States. Origin The "Brewster Chair" was named after Willam Brewster, one of the Pilgrim fathers who landed in Plymouth, Massachusett ...

, a style of upright, turned, wooden armchair made in the mid-17th century in New England named after Pilgrim and colonial leader William Brewster of Plymouth, Massachusetts * Bubble Chair, designed by

in 1968 in Finland; a modernist classic *

Buddy bench A buddy bench or friendship bench is a seat in a school playground where a child can go when they want someone to talk to.Bungee chair, any chair which incorporates

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s as a primary material *

Butterfly chair The butterfly chair, also known as a ''BKF chair'' or ''Hardoy chair'', is a style of chair featuring a metal frame and a large sling hung from the frame's highest points, creating a suspended seat. The frame of the chair is generally painted bl ...

(BKF chair) designed in 1938 by Bonet, Kurchan and Ferrari-Hardoy (Argentina); a light folding metal frame with a large cloth or leather sling hung from the frame's four high points * ButtOn Chair, designed for "fidgety children" in classrooms. Like a stool with a seat that tilts and requires active balance.

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* Campeche chair, a 19th-century Mexican lounge chair, popular in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the American South. It has X-shaped sides and a sling seat and back made of leather, cane or wood slats. Similar to a planter's chair, but without the extended arms. *

Cantilever chair A cantilever chair is a chair whose seating and framework are not supported by the typical arrangement of 4 legs, but instead is held erect and aloft by a single leg or legs that are attached to one end of a chair's seat and bent in an L shape, th ...

, has no back legs; for support its seat and back cantilever off the top of the front legs (see: Cesca chair) *

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, was originally a low-backed wooden armchair; today the term is often applied to adjustable individual seats in a car with

arm rest An armrest is a part of a chair, where a person can rest their arms on. Armrests are built into a large variety of chairs such as automotive chairs, armchairs, sofas, and more. Adjustable armrests are commonly found in ergonomic office chair ...

s * Caquetoire, also known as a conversation chair, used in the European Renaissance, was developed for women because it was wider so women's fashions at the time could fit into it; this is demonstrated by the "U" shaped arms * Car chair, a

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in an automobile in which either the pilot or passenger sits, customarily in the forward direction. Many car chairs are adorned in leather or synthetic material designed for comfort or relief from the noted stress of being seated. Variants include a toddler's or infant's carseat, which are often placed atop an existing chair and secured by way of extant seat belts or other such articles. * Carver chair, similar to a Brewster chair and from the same region and period * Cathedra, a bishop's ceremonial chair * Chaise a bureau, a Rococo style of chair, created during the first half of the 18th century, constructed so it could sit in a corner of a room (there is one leg directly in the back and one directly in the front, and then one leg on each side) * Cesca Chair ("Breuer Chair"), designed by

Marcel Breuer Marcel Lajos Breuer ( ; 21 May 1902 – 1 July 1981), was a Hungarian-born modernist architect and furniture designer. At the Bauhaus he designed the Wassily Chair and the Cesca Chair, which ''The New York Times'' have called some of the most i ...

for

* Chaperone chair, a three-seat chair from the 1800s that allowed a chaperone to observe a courting couple (see: Courting chair) * Modern chaise longue

Chaise longue A chaise longue (; , "long chair") is an upholstered sofa in the shape of a chair that is long enough to support the legs of the sitter. In modern French the term ''chaise longue'' can refer to any long reclining chair such as a deckchair. ...

(French for "long chair"), a chair with a seat long enough to completely support its user's legs. In the U.S., it is often mistakenly referred to as a 'chaise lounge'. Similar, if not identical to, a

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, fainting couch, or récamier. * Chesterfield chair, a low club-style chair with a fully buttoned or tufted interior, typically made of leather *

Chiavari chair The Chiavari chair, also known as the Chiavarina, or Tiffany chair, is a wooden chair of Ligurian design.F. Casoni, J. Casoni, Le sedie leggere di Chiavari, De Ferrari, Genova 2011. History The Chiavarina was created in 1807 by a cabinetmaker f ...

, designed in 1870 by Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi of

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in Italy. The chair is lightweight, has elegant lines, yet is strong, practical and easy to handle. Pope Leo XIII Chiavari Chairs

Club chair A club chair is a type of armchair, usually covered in leather. It was created and made in France. Before it came to be known under its current name, it first appeared as the , the 'comfortable armchair'. It was given this name to distinguish i ...

, a plush easy chair with a low back. The heavy sides form armrests that are usually as high as the back. The modern club chair is based upon the club chairs used by the popular and fashionable urban gentlemen's clubs of 1850s England. * Cockfighting chair, an 18th-century chair for libraries where the seat and arms were shaped so that a reader could sit astride to use a small desk attached to the back. Despite its popular name a sketch from 1794 in the

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lists it as a "Reading Chair". * Coconut chair, designed by George Nelson for

Herman Miller Herman Miller, officially MillerKnoll, Inc., is an American company that produces office furniture, equipment, and home furnishings, including the Aeron chair, Noguchi table, Marshmallow sofa, and the Eames Lounge Chair. Herman Miller is al ...

* Cogswell chair, a brand of upholstered easy chairs. It has a sloping back and curved and ornamental front legs. The armrests are open underneath. * Corner chair, made to fit into a corner and has a rectangular base with a high back on two adjacent sides; one sits with legs straddling a corner of the base *

Curule chair A curule seat is a design of a (usually) foldable and transportable chair noted for its uses in Ancient Rome and Europe through to the 20th century. Its status in early Rome as a symbol of political or military power carried over to other civilizat ...

was a folding cross-framed seat that developed hieratic significance in Republican Rome. The shape of its legs was revived in the Empire style.

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Dante chair An X-chair (also scissors chair, Dante chair, Savonarola chair or Faldstool) is a chair with an X-shaped frame. It was known to have been used in Ancient Egypt, Rome, and Greece. History A type of folding chair with a frame like an ''X' ...

, similar to the

Savonarola chair An X-chair (also scissors chair, Dante chair, Savonarola chair or Faldstool) is a chair with an X-shaped structural system, frame. It was known to have been used in Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome, Rome, and Ancient Greece, Greece. History A ty ...

with a more solid frame and a cushioned seat * Deckchair 600

Deckchair A deckchair (or deck chair) is a folding chair, usually with a frame of treated wood or other material. The term now usually denotes a portable folding chair, with a single strip of Textile, fabric or Polyvinyl chloride, vinyl forming the back ...

, a chair with a fabric or vinyl back and seat that folds flat by a scissors action round a transverse axis. The fabric extends from the sitter's feet to head. It may have an extended seat that is meant to be used as a leg rest and may have armrests. It was originally designed for passenger lounging while aboard ocean liners or ships. * Dentist chair, a deeply reclining chair to allow the dentist easy access to the patient's mouth. The reclining position adjusts as well as the overall height of the chair. Associated with the chair are usually a variety of dental equipment, often including a small tap and sink for the patient to rinse his or her mouth. * Dining chair, designed to be used at a

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; typically, dining chairs are part of a dining set, where the chairs and table feature similar or complementary designs. The oldest known depiction of dining chairs is a seventh-century BCE

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of an Assyrian king and queen on very high chairs. * Diamond Lounge Chair, designed by

for

Director's chair A director's chair is a lightweight chair that folds side-to-side with a scissors action. The seat and back are made of canvas or a similar strong fabric which bears the user's full weight and can be folded; the frame is made of wood, or someti ...

, a lightweight chair that folds side-to-side with a scissors action. The seat and back are made of canvas or a similar strong fabric which bears the user's full weight and can be folded; the frame is made of wood, or sometimes metal or plastic. The seat and scissors members work together to support and distribute the sitter's weight so that the seat is comfortably taut. The back is usually low and the chair usually has armrests. The stereotypical image of a movie director on location includes one of these chairs, hence the name.

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describes this chair as an excellent design in his book ''Design for the Real World'' as it is simple and ideally suited to its function. The design goes back to coffer-makers' chairs of the 15th century and eventually to the Roman

curule chair A curule seat is a design of a (usually) foldable and transportable chair noted for its uses in Ancient Rome and Europe through to the 20th century. Its status in early Rome as a symbol of political or military power carried over to other civilizat ...

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* Easy chair, large, soft, and very comfortable; usually upholstered *

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, chair made of corrugated cardboard designed by architect Frank Gehry * Eames Lounge Chair, a trademark for molded plywood chairs, contoured to fit the shape of a person *

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, designed by

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for

Fritz Hansen Fritz Hansen, also known as Republic of Fritz Hansen, is a Danish furniture design company. Designers who have worked for Fritz Hansen include Arne Jacobsen (1902–1971), Poul Kjærholm (1929–1980), Hans J. Wegner (1914–2007) and Piet Hein ...

resembles an egg *

Electric chair An electric chair is a device used to execute an individual by electrocution. When used, the condemned person is strapped to a specially built wooden chair and electrocuted through electrodes fastened on the head and leg. This execution method, ...

, a device for capital punishment by electrocution; a high-backed chair with arms and restraints, usually made of oak * Chair of Elijah

Elijah's chair, a chair set aside for the prophet

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Emeco 1006 The Emeco 1006 (pronounced ten-oh-six), also known as the Navy chair, is an aluminum chair manufactured by Emeco. The 1006 was originally built in 1944 for Navy warships during World War II, but later became a designer chair used in high-end resta ...

, a durable aluminum chair original developed for the US Navy

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* Farthingale chair, an armless chair with a wide seat covered in usually high-quality

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and fitted with a

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. The backrest is an upholstered panel, with legs that are straight and rectangular. It was introduced as a chair for ladies in the late 16th century and was named in England, probably in the 19th century, for its ability to accommodate the exceptionally wide-hooped skirts fashionable of the time. *

Fauteuil A ''fauteuil'' () is a style of open-armchair with a primarily exposed wooden frame originating in France during the early 17th century. A ''fauteuil'' is made of wood and frequently with carved relief ornament. It is typically upholstered on ...

, an open-arm chair with considerable exposed wood, originating in 18th-century France * Fiddleback chair, a wooden chair of the Empire period, usually with an upholstered seat, in which the splat resembles a fiddle * Fighting chair is a chair on a boat used by anglers to catch large saltwater fish. The chair typically swivels and has a harness to keep the angler strapped in should the fish tug hard on the line. * Floating tensegrity chair by

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Folding chair A folding chair is a type of folding furniture, a light, portable chair that folds flat or to a smaller size, and can be stored in a stack, in a row, or on a cart. It can be combined with a folding table. Uses Folding chairs are generally used f ...

, collapses in some way for easy storage and transport. Various folding chairs have their own names (e.g., deckchair, director's chair), but a chair described simply as a folding chair folds a rigid frame and seat around a transverse axis so that the seat becomes parallel to the back and the frame collapses with a scissors action. Some further collapse the feet up to the back. Folding chairs may be designed to stack on top of each other when folded and may come with special trolleys to move stacks of folded chairs. Folding chairs are sometimes used in

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as weapons. *

Folding seat A folding seat is a seat that folds away so as to occupy less space. When installed on a transit bus, it makes room for a wheelchair or two. When installed on a passenger car, it provides extra seating. In churches, it may have a projection cal ...

, a fixed seat on a bus, a

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or a passenger car

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Gainsborough chair A Gainsborough chair (also known as a Martha Washington chair in the United States) is a type of armchair made in England during the eighteenth century. The chair was wide, with a high back, open sides and short arms, and was normally upholstered ...

, an armchair with a high back, open sides and short arms *

Gaming chair A gaming chair is a type of chair designed for the comfort of gamers. They differ from most office chairs in having high backrest designed to support the upper back and shoulders. They are also more customizable: the armrests, back, lumbar suppo ...

, legless, curved/L-shaped, generally upholstered, and sometimes contains built-in electronic devices like

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s and

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to enhance the video game experience; the five main types of gaming chairs are bean bags, rockers, pedestals, racers, and cockpits * Garden Egg chair, designed by Peter Ghyczy and a modernist classic *

Glastonbury chair Glastonbury chair is a nineteenth-century term for an earlier wooden chair, usually of oak, possibly based on a chair made for Richard Whiting, the last Abbot of Glastonbury, England. The Glastonbury chair was known to exist since the Early Midd ...

, a wooden chair with flat seat and sloping back; design dates from at least the early Middle Ages *

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(or platform rocker), offers the same motions as a rocking chair but without the dangers; a frame rests on the floor and the chair is supported by swing arms within the frame so that moving parts are less accessible * Gossip bench or telephone table, an early 20th century chair with a built-in telephone stand * Grown chairs, using shaping of living trees and other woody plants to create structures Krubsack chair

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* Hassock, an upholstered seat that is low to the ground and has no backrest *

High chair, a children's chair to raise them to the height of adults for feeding. They typically come with a detachable tray so that the child can sit apart from the main table. Booster chairs raise the height of children on regular chairs so they can eat at the main dining table. Some high chairs are clamped directly to the table and thus are more portable. * Hanging Egg Chair, designed by Danish furniture designer Nanna Ditzel in 1957 * Hepplewhite chair, English furniture designer and cabinet maker

George Hepplewhite George Hepplewhite (1727? – 21 June 1786) was a cabinetmaker. He is regarded as having been one of the "big three" English furniture makers of the 18th century, along with Thomas Sheraton and Thomas Chippendale. There are no pieces of furnitu ...

active in the 1700s (see also:

Thomas Sheraton Thomas Sheraton (1751 – 22 October 1806) was a furniture designer, one of the "big three" English furniture makers of the 18th century, along with Thomas Chippendale and George Hepplewhite. Sheraton gave his name to a style of furniture charac ...

and

Thomas Chippendale Thomas Chippendale (1718–1779) was a cabinet-maker in London, designing furniture in the mid-Georgian, English Rococo, and Neoclassical styles. In 1754 he published a book of his designs in a trade catalogue titled ''The Gentleman and Ca ...

)

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* Inflatable chair, usually children's toys made out of plastic; IKEA briefly marketed them as serious furniture upholstered in fabric; some are designed for use as floating lounge chairs in swimming pools. * Iquo chair, an indoor-outdoor stacking chair by Ini Archibong for

* Ironing chair, a lightly built folding chair usually with a metal frame and small padded seat and either a minimal padded back or a simple tubular loop back. The chair is usually used as a 'perch', a support for carrying out an activity - such as ironing - by people with disabilities or back problems, but they are also popular with anyone requiring a light supporting chair for extended periods, such as observing through a telescope. * Ironrite Health Chair, 1930s ironing chair manufactured by the Ironrite Ironer company

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* Jack and Jill, similar to the

, but consists of two of them joined in the middle by a table *

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chairs, early 1970s minimalist furniture by artist Donald Judd *

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, auxiliary seat in airplanes and other vehicles

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* Kneeling chairs or knee-sit chairs, meant to support someone kneeling. This is purportedly better for the back than sitting all day. The main seat is sloped forward at about 30 degrees so that the person would normally slide off, but there is a knee rest to keep the person in place. * Knotted chair, designed by

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in 1995 for Droog design and then manufactured by Cappellini

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* Ladderback chair, a wooden arm or side chair in which the horizontal elements of the back give the appearance of a

; typically described by the number of such elements; a 'five-back', a 'three-back'; on better examples, the width of these elements is graduated, wider to narrower, top to bottom * Lambing chair, a wood "box" form of winged arm chair rarely having upholstery. Storage under the seat is common as a drawer or compartment. * Lawn chair, usually a light, folding chair for outdoor use on soft surfaces. The left and right legs are joined along the ground into a single foot to make a broader contact area with the ground. Individual feet would otherwise dig into soft grass. *

La-Z-Boy La-Z-Boy Inc. (pronounced "lazy boy") is an American furniture manufacturer based in Monroe, Michigan, United States, that makes home furniture, including upholstered recliners, sofas, stationary chairs, lift chairs and sleeper sofas. The compa ...

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* LessThanFive Chair, lightweight

carbon fibre Carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (American English), carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers (Commonwealth English), carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics, carbon-fiber reinforced-thermoplastic (CFRP, CRP, CFRTP), also known as carbon fiber, carbon compo ...

chair by Michael Young for Steelcase * Lifeguard chairs, enable a lifeguard to sit on a high perch at the beach to better look for swimmers in distress *

Lift chair Lift chairs, or riser armchairs, are chairs that feature a powered lifting mechanism that pushes the entire chair up from its base and so assists the user to a standing position. In the United States, lift chairs qualify as Durable Medical Equipm ...

, a powered lifting mechanism that pushes the entire chair up from its base, allowing the user to easily move to a standing position *

Litter Litter consists of waste products that have been discarded incorrectly, without consent, at an unsuitable location. Litter can also be used as a verb; to litter means to drop and leave objects, often man-made, such as aluminum cans, paper cups ...

, also known as "sedan chair", a covered chair carried by people and used to transport others * Lockheed Lounge designed by

Marc Newson Marc Andrew Newson CBE RDI (born 20 October 1963) is an industrial designer who works in aircraft cabin design, product design, furniture design, jewellery, and clothing. His style uses smooth geometric lines, translucency, strength, tran ...

* Louis Ghost chair, a transparent polycarbonate design by

Philippe Starck Philippe Starck (; born 18 January 1949) is a French industrial architect and designer known for his wide range of designs, including interior design, architecture, household objects, furniture, boats and other vehicles. Life Starck was born on ...

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Kartell Kartell is an Italian company that makes and sells plastic contemporary furniture. It is headquartered in Noviglio, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy, and it is a subsidiary of Felofin. History The company began manufacturing automobile access ...

* Louis Seize (XVI) armchair

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Mackintosh The Mackintosh or raincoat (abbreviated as mac) is a form of waterproof raincoat, first sold in 1824, made of rubberised fabric. The Mackintosh is named after its Scottish inventor Charles Macintosh, although many writers added a letter ''k' ...

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Charles Rennie Mackintosh - Chair - 1917

Massage chair A massage chair is a chair designed for massages. It can refer to two types of products. Traditional massage chairs allow a masseur to easily access the head, shoulders, and back of a massage recipient, while robotic massage chairs use electronic ...

, has electromechanical devices to

massage Massage is the manipulation of the body's soft tissues. Massage techniques are commonly applied with hands, fingers, elbows, knees, forearms, feet or a device. The purpose of massage is generally for the treatment of body stress or pain. In E ...

the occupant. Another kind of massage chair is one used by a therapist on which the client sits in an inverted position with the back facing the massage therapist. There is a headrest like that of the common massage table for the face. * Mezzadro Seat, an unconventional chair by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Zanotta * Ming chair * Monobloc chair, a cheap, light-weight, stackable, weatherproof, easily cleaned, single-piece

polypropylene Polypropylene (PP), also known as polypropene, is a thermoplastic polymer used in a wide variety of applications. It is produced via chain-growth polymerization from the monomer propylene. Polypropylene belongs to the group of polyolefins a ...

chair designed for mass production via injection molding * Morris chair, a proprietary easy chair with adjustable back, cushions, and armrests * Muskoka chair, another name for an

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* Navy chair, a durable all-aluminum chair originally developed for the US Navy * No. 14 chair, the most famous

bentwood Bentwood objects are those made by wetting wood (either by soaking or by steaming), then bending it and letting it harden into curved shapes and patterns. In furniture making this method is often used in the production of rocking chairs, cafe ...

sidechair originally made by the Thonet chair company of Germany in the 19th century, and widely copied and popular today * Nursing chair, a low-seated partially upholstered chair used in Victorian times, with emphasis on a woman breast-feeding an infant

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Office chair An office chair, or desk chair, is a type of chair that is designed for use at a desk in an office. It is usually a swivel chair, with a set of wheels for mobility and adjustable height. Modern office chairs typically use a single, distinctive l ...

, typically swivels, tilts, and rolls about on

caster A caster (or castor) is an undriven wheel that is designed to be attached to the bottom of a larger object (the "vehicle") to enable that object to be moved. Casters are used in numerous applications, including shopping carts, office chairs, ...

s, or small wheels. It may be very plushly upholstered and in leather and thus characterized as an "executive chair", or come with a low back and be called a steno chair. Office chairs often have a number of ergonomic adjustments: seat height, armrest height and width, and back reclining tension. They are also known as a Task chairs. * Orbiter, a brand of camera seat used by camera operators that swivels at a low working height. * ON Chair, has a patented three-dimensional sitting arrangement; incorporates lateral movement to standard office chair height and reclining positions * Ottoman, a thick cushion used as a seat or a low stool, or as a rest for the feet of a seated person * Ovalia Egg Chair, similar to the Ball Chair but egg-shaped; designed by Henrik Thor-Larsen in 1968 * Onit chair, a chair which is also a set of steps and an ironing board.

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* Panton Chair, a one-piece plastic chair by Danish designer

Verner Panton Verner Panton (13 February 1926 – 5 September 1998) is considered one of Denmark's most influential 20th-century furniture and interior designers. During his career, he created innovative and futuristic designs in a variety of materials, especi ...

Papasan chair A papasan chair (also called a bowl chair or moon chair) is a type of bowl-shaped chair. Design A papasan chair is a large rounded bowl-shaped chair with an adjustable angle. The bowl rests in an upright frame traditionally made of rattan, bu ...

, a large, rounded, bowl-shaped chair with an adjustable angle similar to that of a futon; the bowl rests in an upright frame made of sturdy wicker or wood originally from the Philippines * Paper tube chair by

for Artpark Manfred kielnhofer contemporary art design paper tube chair

* Parsons chair, curving wooden chair named for the Parsons School of Design in New York, where it was created and widely copied today * Peacock chair, a large wicker chair with a flared back, originating in the Philippines; an exaggerated Windsor chair design by

Hans Wegner Hans Jørgensen Wegner (April 2, 1914 - January 26, 2007) was a Danish furniture designer. His work, along with a concerted effort from several of his manufacturers, contributed to the international popularity of mid-century Danish design. His sty ...

(1947); also a chair designed by Dror studio for Cappellini *

Pew A pew () is a long bench seat or enclosed box, used for seating members of a congregation or choir in a church, synagogue or sometimes a courtroom. Overview The first backless stone benches began to appear in English churches in the thirt ...

, a bench in a church * Pew stacker chair, stackable chair used primarily by churches that allows chairs arranged in rows to be linked together in such a way that the seats and backs form a bench- or

pew A pew () is a long bench seat or enclosed box, used for seating members of a congregation or choir in a church, synagogue or sometimes a courtroom. Overview The first backless stone benches began to appear in English churches in the thirt ...

-like feel and appearance * Planter's chair, wooden chair with stretchable arms to rest the legs * Platner Arm Chair, designed by

Warren Platner Warren Platner (June 18, 1919 – April 17, 2006) was an American architect and interior designer. Platner produced a furniture collection that has proved to be a continuing icon of 1960s modernism. He is also famed with designing several promi ...

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* Plia folding chair, designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli * Poäng, a

flat-pack Ready-to-assemble furniture (RTA), also known as knock-down furniture (KD), flat pack furniture, or kit furniture, is a form of furniture that requires customer assembly. The separate components are packed for sale in cartons which also contain ...

cantilevered bentwood armchair manufactured and marketed by Ikea, with more than 30 million made since its introduction in 1978, and 1.5 million sold annually. * Poofbag chair, similar to an oversized bean-bag chair filled with urethane foam * Pop chair, a whimsical variation of a patio chair designed by

Brad Ascalon Brad Ascalon (born in 1977), is an American industrial designer who grew up in the Philadelphia suburb of Cherry Hill, New Jersey. He earned a bachelor's degree at Rutgers University, and received a master's degree in industrial design from New Yo ...

* Porter's chair or hood chair, a chair placed near the entrance of a large house for use by a servant responsible for admitting visitors (see also: 10 Downing Street Guard Chairs) *

Potty chair A potty chair, or simply a potty, is a proportionately small chair or enclosure with an opening for seating very young children to "go potty." It is a variant of the close stool which was used by adults before the widespread adoption of water flu ...

(often abbreviated simply as "potty"), a training toilet for children; in pre-indoor plumbing times this was a chair beneath the seat of which a chamber pot was installed * Portuguese chair, metal outdoor armchair originally developed by the Portuguese furniture company Adico in the 1930s as the 5008 chair, becoming a symbol of the Portuguese cafe culture. The Gonçalo chair, designed by Gonçalo Rodrigues dos Santos in the 1940s, is one of the most famous derivatives of the 5008 chair. * Pouffe, furniture used as a footstool or low seat * Power chairs, with responsive joystick controls and a tight turning circle for elderly or disabled people to move around a house * Pressback chair, a wooden chair of the Victorian period, usually of oak, into the crest rail and/or splat of which a pattern is pressed with a steam press *

Pushchair Various methods of transporting children have been used in different cultures and times. These methods include baby carriages (prams in British English), infant car seats, portable bassinets (carrycots), strollers (pushchairs), slings, backpack ...

or stroller, a chair with wheels, which usually folds for transporting an infant; some countries, including the U.S., use "stroller"; others, including the UK, "pushchair" Stroller (PSF)

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Recliner A recliner is an armchair or sofa that reclines when the occupant lowers the chair's back and raises its front. It has a backrest that can be tilted back, and often a footrest that may be extended by means of a lever on the side of the chair, ...

, a chair with a reclining back; most are armchairs and may come with a footrest that unfolds when the back is reclined *

Red and Blue Chair ''The Red and Blue Chair'' is a chair designed in 1917 by Gerrit Rietveld. It represents one of the first explorations by the De Stijl art movement in three dimensions. History The original chair was constructed of unstained beech wood and wa ...

a chair designed by Dutch architect and furniture designer

Gerrit Rietveld Gerrit Rietveld (24 June 1888 – 25 June 1964) was a Dutch furniture designer and architect. Early life Rietveld was born in Utrecht on 24 June 1888 as the son of a joiner. He left school at 11 to be apprenticed to his father and enrolled at n ...

. * Resilient Chair, designed by

Eva Zeisel Eva Striker Zeisel (born Éva Amália Striker, November 13, 1906 – December 30, 2011) was a Hungarian-born American industrial designer known for her work with ceramics, primarily from the period after she immigrated to the United States. Her f ...

for Hudson Fixtures (1948) *

Restraint chair A restraint chair is a type of physical restraint that is used to force an individual to remain seated in one place to prevent injury and harm to themselves or others. They are commonly used in prisons for violent inmates and hospitals for out of ...

, a type of

physical restraint Physical restraint refers to means of purposely limiting or obstructing the freedom of a person's bodily movement. Basic methods Usually, binding objects such as handcuffs, legcuffs, ropes, chains, straps or straitjackets are used fo ...

used to prevent injury to themselves or others * Revolving chair, an older term for swivel chair * Rex chair, a foldable chair designed by Slovene designer Niko Kralj in 1952 * Ribbon Chair (model 582), designed by Pierre Paulin in 1966. * Ribbon Chair, designed by Niels Bendtsen in 1975. This chair is on display in a permanent collection at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. *

Rocking chair A rocking chair or rocker is a type of chair with two curved bands (also known as rockers) attached to the bottom of the legs, connecting the legs on each side to each other. The rockers contact the floor at only two points, giving the occupant ...

(rocker), typically a wooden side chair or armchair with legs mounted on curved rockers, so that the chair can sway back and forth; sometimes the rocking chair is on springs or on a platform (a "platform rocker") to avoid crushing anything, particularly children's feet or pets' tails, that get under the rockers *

Rover chair The Rover chair is the first piece of furniture designed by industrial designer Ron Arad. It was made in 1981 as a fusion of two readymades and launched Arad's career. The chair is a postmodernist design, combining a car seat with a structural tu ...

, designed by Ron Arad *

Rumble seat A rumble seat (American English), dicky (dickie/dickey) seat (British English), also called a mother-in-law seat, is an upholstered exterior seat which folded into the rear of a coach, carriage, or early motorcar. Depending on its configuration, ...

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* "S" chair, designed by

Tom Dixon Tom or Tommy Dixon may refer to: *Tom Dixon (American football) (born 1961), American football player * Tom Dixon (catcher) (1906–1982), Negro league baseball catcher * Tom Dixon (pitcher) (born 1955), Major League Baseball pitcher * Tom Dixon (C ...

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Saddle chair A saddle chair uses the same principles in its design as an equestrian saddle. It is equipped with a chair base on casters and a gas cylinder for adjusting the correct sitting height. The casters enable moving around and reaching out for objects w ...

, uses the same principles in its design as an equestrian saddle; does not have a backrest but is equipped with a chair base on

casters A caster (or castor) is an undriven wheel that is designed to be attached to the bottom of a larger object (the "vehicle") to enable that object to be moved. Casters are used in numerous applications, including shopping carts, office chairs, t ...

and a gas cylinder for adjusting the correct sitting height; the casters enable moving around and reaching out for i.e. tools while sitting *

, a folding armchair dating from the Italian Renaissance. Typically constructed of walnut, it is sometimes called an X-chair. The Savonarola chair was the first important folding armchair created during the Italian Gothic Renaissance period. * Sedan chair, an open or enclosed chair attached to twin poles for carrying; using this form of transport, an occupant can be carried by two or more porters * Sgabello, from the Italian Renaissance and made of walnut, consisting of a thin seat back and an octagonal seat; sometimes considered a stool and was often placed in hallways * Shaker rocker, one of several forms of

rocking chair A rocking chair or rocker is a type of chair with two curved bands (also known as rockers) attached to the bottom of the legs, connecting the legs on each side to each other. The rockers contact the floor at only two points, giving the occupant ...

, including side chairs, made by Shakers *

Shaker tilting chair The Shaker tilting chair named for its ball bearing or ball and socket button mechanism assembled to the back two legs of a wooden chair allowed a person to lean back in the chair without slipping or scraping the floor. Description The devi ...

, allowed a person to lean back with the chair without slipping or scraping the floor * Douchestoel

Shower chair, a chair which is not damaged by water, sometimes on wheels, and used as a disability aid in a shower, similar to a wheelchair but has no foot pads; is waterproof and dries quickly * Side chair, a chair with a seat and back but without armrests; often matched with a dining table or used as an occasional chair * Sit-stand chair, normally used with a height-adjustable desk, allows the person to lean against this device and be partially supported * Sling chair, a suspended, free-swinging chair hanging from a ceiling * Slumber chair, an easy chair manufactured by C. F. Streit Mfg. Co. in the first half of the 20th century; has a combination upholstered back and seat portion, the inclination of which is adjustable within a base frame; later versions of this chair had a footstool with a removable top that could reveal a "slipper-compartment" * Spinning chair, commonly used with computers due to its ability to move freely * Stacking chair, designed to stack compactly on top of each other to minimize storage space required * Steno chair, a simple

office chair An office chair, or desk chair, is a type of chair that is designed for use at a desk in an office. It is usually a swivel chair, with a set of wheels for mobility and adjustable height. Modern office chairs typically use a single, distinctive l ...

, usually without arms, meant for use by secretarial (or a stenographer) staff * Step chair, a chair which doubles as a small set of steps when folded out. * Superleggera chair by

Gio Ponti Giovanni "Gio" Ponti ( ͡ʒo18 November 1891 – 16 September 1979) was an Italian architect, industrial designer, furniture designer, artist, teacher, writer and publisher. During his career, which spanned six decades, Ponti built more than a ...

(1955)

* Sweetheart chair, as used in

soda shop A soda shop, also often known as a malt shop (after malted milk) and as a “malted shop” in Canada, is a business akin to an ice cream parlor and a drugstore soda fountain. Interiors were often furnished with a large mirror behind a marble count ...

s, also known as a "parlor chair" and an "ice cream chair" (from use in ice cream parlors); the wire frame in the center of the back curls in a manner to suggest a heart design but the term "sweetheart chair" also has a more generic usage and refers to any chair with a

heart The heart is a muscular organ in most animals. This organ pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system. The pumped blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the body, while carrying metabolic waste such as carbon dioxide to t ...

-shaped design in the center of the back * Swivel chairs, swivel about a vertical axis; commonly used in offices, often on casters

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The Tantra Chair or Kama Sutra Chair designed by AJ Vitaro

Tantra Chair, for practicing the

Kama Sutra The ''Kama Sutra'' (; sa, कामसूत्र, , ; ) is an ancient Indian Sanskrit text on sexuality, eroticism and emotional fulfillment in life. Attributed to Vātsyāyana, the ''Kama Sutra'' is neither exclusively nor predominantly ...

* Tarachair, high-legged wooden chair designed to encourage raised conversation between people, popular first in San Francisco and now Los Angeles * Tête-à-tête chair, also known as a courting bench, a type of

settee A couch, also known as a sofa, settee, or chesterfield, is a cushioned item of furniture for seating multiple people (although it is not uncommon for a single person to use a couch alone). It is commonly found in the form of a bench with up ...

consisting of two connected chairs which allow two people to sit facing one another * Thinking Man's Chair, designed by Jasper Morrison for Cappellini *

Throne A throne is the seat of state of a potentate or dignitary, especially the seat occupied by a sovereign on state occasions; or the seat occupied by a pope or bishop on ceremonial occasions. "Throne" in an abstract sense can also refer to the mona ...

, a ceremonial chair for a monarch or similar dignitary of high rank * Toilet chair, a disability aid attached to a normal toilet * Transat chair, designed by

Eileen Gray Eileen Gray (born Kathleen Eileen Moray Smith; 9 August 187831 October 1976) was an Irish architect and furniture designer who became a pioneer of the Modern Movement in architecture. Over her career, she was associated with many notable Euro ...

Tuffet A tuffet is a small grassy mound or clump of grass; or alternatively a low seat. The word is now known overwhelmingly from the nursery rhyme "Little Miss Muffet" which was first printed in 1805. It was originally a variant of the word " tuft" ...

, a low seat often used as a footrest, similar to an ottoman but shorter and with no legs *

Tulip chair The Tulip chair was designed by Eero Saarinen in 1955 and 1956 for the Knoll company of New York City. The designs were initially entitled the 'Pedestal Group' before Saarinen and Knoll settled on the more organic sounding 'Tulip Chair' to mirror ...

, designed by

Eero Saarinen Eero Saarinen (, ; August 20, 1910 – September 1, 1961) was a Finnish-American architect and industrial designer noted for his wide-ranging array of designs for buildings and monuments. Saarinen is best known for designing the General Motors ...

in 1956 and considered a classic of industrial design * Turned chair (or thrown chair or spindle chair), made of turned wood spindles by turners (with the use of a lathe), rather than by joiners or carpenters * two-slat post-and-rung shaving chair, made from green wood, rived and shaved with a drawknife rather than turned, made by Jennie Alexander

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* Wainscot Chair, an unupholstered oak chair popular in 17th-century colonial America * Watchman's chair, an unupholstered wooden chair with a forward slanted seat to prevent a watchman from falling asleep *

Wassily Chair The Wassily Chair, also known as the Model B3 chair, was designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925–1926 while he was the head of the cabinet-making workshop at the Bauhaus, in Dessau, Germany. Despite popular belief, the chair was not designed spec ...

, a tubular-steel chair designed by

Wheelchair A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, used when walking is difficult or impossible due to illness, injury, problems related to old age, or disability. These can include spinal cord injuries ( paraplegia, hemiplegia, and quadriplegia), cerebr ...

, a chair on wheels for someone who cannot walk or has difficulty walking * Wicker chair, made of wicker and is thus ventilated and useful under hot or humid conditions; likewise, a cane chair * Wiggle chair, cardboard seating form designed by Frank Gehry in 1972 *

Windsor chair A Windsor chair is a chair built with a solid wooden seat into which the chair-back and legs are round- tenoned, or pushed into drilled holes, in contrast to standard chairs (whose back legs and back uprights are continuous). The seats of Windsor ...

, a classic, informal chair usually constructed of wood turnings that form a high-spoked back, often topped by a shaped crest rail, outward-sloped legs, and stretchers that reinforce the legs. The seat is often saddled or sculpted for extra comfort, and some Windsors have shaped arms supported by short spindles. *

Wing chair A wing chair (also, wing-back chair or wing-back) is an easy chair or club chair with "wings" attached to the back of the chair, typically, but not always, stretching down to the arm rest. The purpose of the "wings" was to shield the occupant of t ...

, an upholstered easy chair with large "wings" mounted to the armrests and enclosing the head or torso areas of the body; originally designed to provide comfortable protection from drafts; a variation is the Queen Anne wing chair * Wishbone chair, a chair with a wishbone-shaped backrest and a woven paper seat. Hans J Wegner Wishbone Chair

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Zaisu A is a Japanese chair with a back and no legs. They are often found in traditional rooms with tatami mats, and are often used for relaxing under heated ''kotatsu'' tables. Description A is a Japanese chair with a back and no legs. They ar ...

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Zig-Zag Chair The Zig Zag-chair is a chair designed by Gerrit Rietveld sometime between 1930 and 1934. It is a minimalistic design without legs, made by 4 flat wooden slabs (originally in Elm, now in pine wood) that are merged in a Z-shape using dovetailed an ...

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